colon health - potatoe starch

I just noticed tht a ingredient in my colon health pills thy I take to stay regular, contain potatoe starch in it. So I'm thinking these past two weeks I pretty much screwed up my diet????.I'd appreciate talks input. Thanks

Colon health is to help me with constipation, gas etc... And yes it works.

One of the things that I've noticed when I'm doing a Biggest Loser contest and I think of food as a source of fuel instead of enjoyment is that my usual flatulence problem goes away.

Anyway - someone on here told me about a Blood Type diet that lists foods to eat and avoid based on your Blood Type. Normally that is something I wouldn't buy into but when I looked at the list of foods to avoid it was pretty much the things I give up while doing BL.

I'm not advocating the diet but it's something you might want to check out.

Potatoes and other starchy vegetables are quite helpful in improving ones bowels. High fiber grains like wheat can irritate ones bowels.

I've read somewhere that 80% the dry weight of stool is bacteria. So to improve ones stools should involve eating foods that support your intestinal bacteria. Starchy fruit & vegetables are well loved by your micro biome....I just noticed that you're on Atkins. So you may worry about getting kicked out of ketosis. Some people actually report that potatoes help keep people in ketosis despite what Dr. Atkins says. You can read some interesting stuff on individuals experimenting on themselves with this at Marks Daily Apple. http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread71997.html

You might want to try Citrucel. Comes in both caplets which have no carbs at all and a sugar free version that has carbs that equal the fiber amount so netcarbs are zero. It's a natural fiber from plant walls and doesn't cause blood sugar spikes. Safe to use everyday.

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If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. ~~Buddhist proverb

Absorb what is useful,Discard what is not,Add what is uniquely your own.~~Bruce Lee

There are many things that can be used instead of potatoes to help with bowels and/or daily fiber intake. Personally, I wouldn't risk the insane blood sugar spike from them (even if not diabetic...), nor would I want to experience the sugar cravings, hunger returning, or lack of ketosis from them.

Mark from daily apple is a voracious reader, paleo diet guy, suppliment business owner, book writer and kinda cute. Robert Atkins was a doctor (cardiologist) and low carb/ low glycemic pioneer--30 plus years before the paleo way of eating was even thought of. Personally, I'm siding with the doctor on the potato issue, heh.

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If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. ~~Buddhist proverb

Absorb what is useful,Discard what is not,Add what is uniquely your own.~~Bruce Lee

I have used citrucel in the past too and I really like it. I have the psyllium tabs, senna tabs and a couple of other things I've used but I really like the citrucel the best. I stopped using it because I thought it had sugar in it...I'll look for the sugarfree version...thanks for the info.

RavenSoul69. John McDougall is a doctor and the author of 'the starch solution'. Having the title of MD is simply an appeal to authority which doesn't make a good argument... I was once where you're at, it's not a bad place to be but it can be better.

Mike, no no, if you'd notice I specifically referred to Atkins being a cardiologist AND referred to his decades of work and research specifically on the subject of of carbs and low glycemic metabolically on the body. Mark has no such experience. I was not referring simply to a title (MD) but comparing levels of experience in a specific, chosen field. Naming another MD here, McDougal, who doesn't have the same level of specific knowledge/experience doesn't make sense..

As a side note, please don't attempt to condescend and say to me that you were once where I am now at. You don't know me, my personal level of knowledge or experience regarding this subject, what I may have been through, or where I am currently "at" in regard to anything.

I was only on this thread to help the OP, who is on ATKINS, with what has worked for me on this diet. Let's just agree to disagree on a subject, and have a nice day, thanks!

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If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. ~~Buddhist proverb

Absorb what is useful,Discard what is not,Add what is uniquely your own.~~Bruce Lee

As a side note, please don't attempt to condescend and say to me that you were once where I am now at. You don't know me, my personal level of knowledge or experience regarding this subject, what I may have been through, or where I am currently "at" in regard to anything.

I was only on this thread to help the OP, who is on ATKINS, with what has worked for me on this diet. Let's just agree to disagree on a subject, and have a nice day, thanks!

Appologies for how I came across. No, I don't know you but perhaps I can fix that. Sending buddy request.

Actually, the app will only re-calculate your RDI when you tell it to, but it will use your current weight (and any other changes you made .. like your declared activity level). On the website, you do ...